Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The final " Dawn " sequence then has the effect both of a reprise , closing the musical form , and of an ironic comment on the human tragedy which , when it is taken out of the public arena into the privacy of Grimes 's mind , actually passes out of the consciousness and memory of those who , only a few hours before , have been clamouring loudest for its execution . |
| 2 | In the early 19th Century many yards were associated with a particular guild or craft with weavers , fullers , dyers , etc. gathering together for their convenience . |
| 3 | I believe in a group of sovereign and nation states cooperating together for their mutual advantage , principally through the means of a single market , regulated as little as possible . |
| 4 | Ten points in five crucial second-half minutes changed the complexion , Rod McCall driving over for his first international try , Roebuck converting then adding a penalty . |
| 5 | During this festive season , the population of the island is swollen with Madeirans returning home for their festivities from all parts of the globe , as well as a vast influx of tourists . |
| 6 | A great many people seemed to be crowding in , presumably returning home for their Saturday half day . |
| 7 | It is gearing up for its second consecutive presidential election in November , with candidates ranging from far right to soft left , and front-runners representing the centre . |
| 8 | Gearing up for its worldwide announcement on November 12 , Hewlett-Packard Co has lowered prices on its high-end 3D graphics workstations : the HP 9000 720 CRX-24Z is $25,500 , down from $36,500 — the 3D 720 CRX-24 is $23,400 from $25,400 . |
| 9 | GEARING up for their 25th anniversary , the British Aviation Preservation Council staged its 98th quarterly conference at the Yorkshire Air Museum ( YAM ) , Elvington , on November 2 . |
| 10 | And while these big men were entertaining outside St George 's Hall today , stand-up geniuses Lee Evans and Mark Thomas were gearing up for their show tonight at the Merseyside Academy . |
| 11 | TOUGH guys Sylvester Stallone , 46 , and Arnold Schwarzenegger are squaring up for their latest film The Last Action Hero . |
| 12 | Nutty was groping round for her glasses , moaning . |
| 13 | Rachel racked her brains , trying to remember what Jamie had said of him — ruthless , living only for his ambition . |
| 14 | On closer questioning , I find he has never driven a cab before ; he is an economics student filling in for his brother . |
| 15 | K. R. One night we had a strange sergeant in from the South End of the city who was filling in for our missing sergeant . |
| 16 | She had pictured Bess Halidon , restless and anxious , looking eagerly for her return … |
| 17 | She arched against him , her hands searching desperately for his skin , and with a harsh groan he stood up and dragged her to her feet . |
| 18 | Ross fished around with the scope , looking frantically for his target , but nothing would stay still . |
| 19 | His son Stephen , who made his campaign debut at Labour 's London reception yesterday , is boning up for his finals next month . |
| 20 | Shilton , who is himself injured , has just 14 full-time professionals to choose from for the visit of Hartlepool after losing Just when Shilton thought things were looking up for his Second Division side before the 3-2 FA Cup win over Peterborough , he lost striker Paul Boardman with a foot injury and on-loan defender Richard Dryden with a groin injury . |
| 21 | Lady Maude was looking down the hall , obviously looking out for her husband . |
| 22 | By now they were in among thickening crowds of people , nodding to acquaintances and looking out for their own key men from down the valley . |
| 23 | Tony was standing by the controls , gazing along the prom , looking out for his Dad . |
| 24 | Is it the criminal who tortures the cop , who 's looking out for his own , or is it the undercover copy , who 's selling them all out ? |
| 25 | Looking around for his wingman , who had lost him in the manoeuvre and headed for base , he saw another Messerschmitt about to attack him , so repeated the same trick . |
| 26 | Yes I was looking around for your dog |
| 27 | He was found later on one of the rugby pitches soaking wet and scrambling around for his bag of tools . |
| 28 | Finn inserted his tongue between her lips , searching tentatively for her own tongue inside her mouth . |
| 29 | Numerically , medics were dominant on all the parliamentary inquiries into the working of the acts between 1867 and 1881 , pushing hard for their extension to a national system of inspection and detention of prostitutes . |
| 30 | ‘ Oh , I expect they 're saving hard for their wedding , ’ Merrill said carelessly . |